Margaret Atwood’s new “Book of Lives” is subtitled “a memoir of sorts” — and in fact, it’s a venerable sort, a ...

The first step was easy. A book editor, impressed by Jeff Chang‘s acclaimed 2005 cultural history of hip-hop, “Can’t Stop Won ...

Oliver Wang, a sociology professor and author at Cal State Long Beach, spent years griping to his friends about the lack of ...

Are dictionaries going the way of dodos, pocket calculators and civil discourse? Some dictionaries are still printed but, ...

Two new collections, “Night Watch” by Kevin Young and “Startlement: New and Selected Poems” by Ada Limón, showcase strikingly ...

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are putting their married days behind them. The estranged pair settled their divorce Monday, ...

In small towns and rural communities across the United States, access to health care can mean the difference between life and ...

Allison and Jennifer enjoy Starbucks. Joselyn enjoys playing soccer and Mason enjoys spending time with his family. All four students are in the eighth grade and attend Tipton Elementary School and ...

The City of Porterville is proud to announce the launch of its Stuff the Bus Community Food Drive Campaign, which will be ...

The P High football team could have a chance at redemption in its quest to win the first section title in school history.

The P Recorder is again launching its annual program in which those in the community are given a chance to adopt one – or more – of The Recorder's “Angels,” ...

Porterville’s Hot Dog Man, Sal Cortez, was at it again on Halloween, Friday, doing his annual grilling of hot dogs for trick ...